World Interim 1 Flashcards
Ming Dynasty Accomplishments (300 year reign)
Capital @ Beijing
Walled palace complex AKA the Forbidden City
No one could enter w/out permission
Great Wall of China
Defensive strat against Oriats
Trade with the West
Emperor Hongwu
Surveillance
Purged “corrupt” govt officials
Consolidation of power
Abolished chief minister & revised legal code
Emperor had total control over the people
Zheng He
Chinese Explorer
7 expeditions, 37 countries
Mateo Ricco
spread of religion
Tried to convert Chinese people to Christianity
1st foreigner to enter Forbidden City
Xi Jinping
(creating a legacy, mimicking the Ming Dynasty)
Government
Socialist
Autocratic Dictatorship
Winnie the Pooh
HEAVY surveillance
Changed the law so he can be president for life (Consolidation of Power)
Trying to get rid of private education (tutoring)
The Uighurs
Muslim minority population
Genocide occuring against them
“Re education camps”
Actually internment (prison) camps
Taiwan Situation
Russia & Ukraine similarities
Cyberattacks every day
Hong Kong
The region has democratic values
Xi wants to take control back early
Transfer of power from England
Young people protesting
Fear of surveillance
Samurai Warriors
Loyal service to death
Committed suicide if they were captured
Shogun Rule
Gov. in Japan was run by the military (family of Samurai)
Golden Age (Japan)
In Kyoto
New forms of artwork arose
Ink splash paintings
Zen influence in a lot of works
“Zen Buddhism”
Japan Today
Population is actively dying out
Low birth rate
Due to:
Strict Immigration laws (not helping to repopulate country)
Extreme work culture
Too expensive
Joseon Kingdom
Hermit Kingdom
Isolated
Led by King Seonjo
Father of his country
Accomplishments of Joseon Kingdom
Hangul alphabet
Increase literacy
Unity among people
Rain Gauge
Benefited farmers (dominant class)
Agricultural economy
Led to King Sujeon w a surplus of food
In the event of a natural disaster, people relied on him
Decreased threat of rebellion
Society of Joseon Kingdom
Rigid Caste system
Majority of population was peasants
Agricultural economy
Neo-Confucian Ideology
Official Ideology of the Joseon Kingdom
Bringing order to heaven and Earth
HARMONY & UNITY